The 28-year-old is being honored by the civil rights organization for making history this year as the first openly gay U.S. American male figure skater to compete in the Olympic Games.

In addition to his athleticism, the outspoken skater also advocated on behalf of the LGBTQ community when he publicly sparred with Vice President Mike Pence ahead of the Olympics last month in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Fans of “The Sopranos” still don’t have clarity about how the series ended, but they'll soon find out more about how it all began.

The critically acclaimed HBO drama is said to be getting a big-screen prequel from award-winning showrunner David Chase, who has penned a screenplay with “Sopranos” co-writer Lawrence Konner.

Warner Bros.’ New Line has purchased “The Many Saints of Newark,” the working title for a feature film set amid the deadly Newark riots that erupted between rival Italian and African American mobsters in the 1960s, according to several reports.

Mar. 8, 2018, 12:00 p.m.

Well, well, well, Arie Luyendyk Jr. has not only drawn the ire of Bachelor Nation, but also the state of Minnesota’s.

After Luyendyk proposed to and broke off his engagement with Minnesota native Becca Kufrin during Monday’s finale of “The Bachelor,” Rep. Drew Christensen made good on his promise to draft a bill banning Luyendyk.

The representative drafted the bill and will be introducing it. But he won’t be pushing for it.

Mar. 8, 2018, 9:25 a.m.

Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in actor Terry Crews’ groping case because the statute of limitations has expired, according to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office.

The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star, who was among the first high-profile actors to speak up about industry-wide harassment in the nascent days of the #MeToo movement, accused talent agent Adam Venit of groping him during a Hollywood party in February 2016. Emboldened by the far-reaching movement, Crews filed a police report a month after detailing the encounter in a series of tweets.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which first reviewed Crews’ allegations as a felony case, said that the allegations against Venit were not felonious because there was no skin contact, nor was there restraint involved, the Associated Press reported.

Mar. 8, 2018, 8:24 a.m.

Jon Favreau played a role in the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” He is also in the upcoming “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” set to open May 25.

Jon Favreau continues his rise as Disney’s shining star. Lucasfilm announced Thursday morning that the director has signed as executive producer and writer of a live-action “Star Wars” series for Disney’s new streaming service.

“Jon brings the perfect mix of producing and writing talent, combined with a fluency in the Star Wars universe,” Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement.

“This series will allow Jon the chance to work with a diverse group of writers and directors and give Lucasfilm the opportunity to build a robust talent base,” she said.

Madonna and Kim Kardashian West — each in black ensembles and surrounded by an entourage that included Kardashian West’s mom, Kris Jenner, and Madonna’s manager, Guy Oseary — joined forces Tuesday night at YouTube Space in Los Angeles to tape a conversation promoting their respective beauty lines, MDNA Skin and KKW Beauty.

A small handful of influencers and journalists attended the intimate Q&A, which was moderated by Kandee Johnson of the Lifetime reality series “Glam Masters,” on which Kardashian West is executive producer.

Ironically, the 50 guests were instructed to put their phones away during the 30-minute conversation in which Kardashian West discussed her fitness routine. “Sometimes I get up at, like, 5 [a.m.] to work out,” she said, explaining that she goes to the gym at her mom’s house.